I'm a huge Friedkin fan, but this was not a very good film. Two good
things about it: Steve James shines in his role as always, and Eddie
"Napoleon" Velez of all people is so much better here than the rest of
the cast that the wtf factor of him playing an international terrorist
drops quite quickly. The boss Joseph Cortese looks tough as hell says
such dopey lines you'd think it's all a parody. Action scenes are well
done, but don't really make up for the abundance of dramatic scenes
that have a pathetic edge. Ennio Morricone rehashes his old score from
Almost Human (Milano Odia) which doesn't fit the tone of this film at
all. Friedkin himself rehashes the beginning of Sorcerer on a smaller
scale. Written by Gerald Petievich, the same guy who wrote To Live &
Die In L.A., it's understandable that the dialogue isn't very good. But
hey, this is out on DVD, so you should check it out!

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